Audio By Carbonatix
Goldman Sachs Research is forecasting another solid year of global economic growth in 2025.
Economists at the renowned US firm project that the US will outperform expectations while the euro area lags behind amid fresh tariffs anticipated from the Trump administration.
Worldwide Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is predicted to expand 2.7% next year on an annual average basis, just above the consensus forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg and matching the estimated growth in 2024.
US GDP is projected to increase 2.5% in 2025, well ahead of the consensus at 1.9%.
The euro area economy is expected to expand 0.8%, compared with the consensus of 1.2%.
China’s economy will however expand by 4.0%, whilst India will record 6.7% GDP growth rate.
“Global labor markets have rebalanced,” Goldman Sachs Research Chief Economist Jan Hatzius wrote in the team's report, which is titled "Macro Outlook 2025: Tailwinds (Probably) Trump Tariffs."
"Inflation has continued to trend down and is now within striking distance of central bank targets," Hatzius said. "And most central banks are well into the process of cutting interest rates back to more normal levels.”
US, the world's largest economy is expected to grow faster than other developed-market countries for the third year in a row. The re-election of US President Donald Trump is predicted to result in higher tariffs on China and on imported cars, much lower immigration, some fresh tax cuts, and regulatory easing.
“The biggest risk is a large across-the-board tariff, which would likely hit growth hard,” Hatzius added
Latest Stories
-
Fire destroys ten container shops at Tadisco Down, Takoradi
7 minutes -
Gov’t secures $200m World Bank funding to end double-track system – Education Minister
36 minutes -
Interior Minister assures Bono Region of enhanced security at NSB command opening
1 hour -
Japan steps up support for Ghana’s rice value chain as challenges mount
2 hours -
Nigeria adopts e-pharmacy 3 years after Ghana’s ground-breaking launch
2 hours -
Sarkodie, King Promise, Kweku Smoke and Asakaa Boys headline Music Is My Life Concert 2026
2 hours -
One dead, three in critical condition after another accident on Nkwanta-Kpassa road
2 hours -
Chronic water shortages dampen holiday mood in Tanzania’s biggest city
3 hours -
Ghana Basketball Association President praises ABF 2025
3 hours -
Urgent Appeal: Family seeks GH¢210,840 to save young woman battling life-threatening brain haemorrhage
3 hours -
Volta Regional Minister assures residents of crime-free yuletide
3 hours -
GOC secures financial support ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games
3 hours -
AMA to maintain toll collection and 24-hour sanitation drive during festive season
3 hours -
Government to reform cultural, creative sector policies
3 hours -
Obuasi Bitters CEO donates to over 1,000 widows and vulnerable groups in Obuasi
3 hours
